Hong Kong phooey: The threat of free Chinese
In the days before the sun finally set on the British Empire in Hong Kong, Beijing aimed to capitalize on the moment by using it to underscore the evils of colonialism. At a rally in Guangdong province, for example, the government burnt a thousand pounds of heroin and methamphetamine, in memory of the Qing Dynasty official who set off the war that led to Britain’s acquisition of the island when he destroyed more than 2 million pounds of British opium.
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